Annual Report 2021

Consolidated cash flow statement

CHF million

Note

 

Group

 

Group

 

 

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net result

 

 

–27.8

 

66.9

 

Depreciation and impairment on fixed assets

 

 

19.0

 

30.4

 

Amortization and impairment on intangible assets

 

 

6.9

 

10.8

 

Gain/loss on disposal of non-current assets

 

 

–4.2

 

–3.7

 

Gain/loss on disposal of investments

4.1

 

80.4

 

–47.4

 

Change in provisions and pension fund liabilities

 

 

–5.2

 

–16.5

 

Other non-cash items

 

 

–18.6

 

22.5

 

Cash flow from operating activities before change in net working capital

 

 

50.3

 

63.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/decrease in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

inventories

 

 

–82.3

 

4.1

 

trade receivables

 

 

–41.9

 

19.0

 

prepayments to suppliers

 

 

–1.3

 

–1.5

 

other receivables, prepaid expenses and accrued income

 

 

–20.1

 

–8.6

 

trade payables

 

 

17.4

 

–7.0

 

advance payments from customers

 

 

106.6

 

–2.7

 

other liabilities, accrued expenses and deferred income

 

 

20.7

 

12.3

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

49.4

 

78.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in fixed assets

2.3

 

–28.4

 

–30.5

 

Divestment of fixed assets

 

 

21.1

 

8.7

 

Investment in intangible assets

2.4

 

–5.6

 

–8.9

 

Investment in financial assets and securities

 

 

–33.2

 

–3.7

 

Divestment of financial assets and securities

 

 

9.4

 

7.2

 

Acquisition of business activities

4.2

 

0.7

 

–1.7

 

Sale of business activities

4.1

 

320.3

 

73.4

 

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

284.3

 

44.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating and investing activities

 

 

333.7

 

123.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase/sale of treasury shares

3.2

 

–1.6

 

–0.1

 

Dividends paid to shareholders of Bystronic AG

 

 

–124.1

 

–86.8

 

Dividends paid to minority shareholders

 

 

–0.1

 

–6.0

 

Acquisition of minority interests

4.2

 

–13.4

 

–58.9

 

Change in short-term financial liabilities

 

 

–0.4

 

4.7

 

Change in long-term financial liabilities

 

 

–0.9

 

–1.0

 

Change in other long-term liabilities

 

 

–0.0

 

–0.3

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

–140.6

 

–148.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of currency translation on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

–0.7

 

–2.3

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

192.4

 

–27.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

273.3

 

300.9

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period

 

 

465.7

 

273.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to the consolidated financial statements Statement of changes in shareholders'
equity

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